1 Bullet Hits Sanford Man After Up To 20 Shots Fired

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SANFORD — Gunfire rang out in two housing projects Wednesday night, with as many as 20 shots being fired at a Sanford man.

Only one of the bullets found its target, Sanford Police Cmdr. Dennis Whitmire said. The victim, Elton Issac, 26, was hit in the leg.

Issac was confronted by three men near the Higgins Terrace housing project off West Fifth Street shortly before 9 p.m., Whitmire said. He was first beaten with a pair of brass knuckles before eight to 10 shots were fired at him.

As Issac ran toward his home in the Seminole Garden Apartments complex, also on Fifth Street, the three men followed in a car, firing another 8 to 10 shots, Whitmire said.

It had not been determined Wednesday night how many of the men fired shots or which location Issac was at when he was hit, Whitmire said. Issac sustained only minor injuries.

The shooting stemmed from a two-week argument over a woman, Whitmire said. The suspects were still at large late Wednesday.